Agenda1. How to Contact Us2. Attendance3.Mission & Vision4. Daily Schedule

5. Curriculum

6. School Rules7. Homework8. Fine Arts

How To Contact Us•Mrs. Savoie

msavoie1@kleinisd.net832-375-8138

•Ms. Pricekprice2@kleinisd.net832-375-8139

Attendance•Instructional time starts at 8:15•Students cannot afford to miss instructional time due to the structure and pacing of the curriculum•We need students here every day, all day, so if you can avoid late arrivals or early dismissals, it would be greatly appreciated.If your child has a fever, please keep them at home for at least 24 hours.

Mission & Vision•Mission Statement – French Elementary fosters a caring and creative environment: emphasizing the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each child.•Vision Statement –

Ready to LearnSetting GoalsGoing Places

Daily Schedule•Specials are from 2:15-3:00

•Music Days: Monday and Tuesday•Art Days: Friday•PE Days: Wednesday – Friday

(On P.E. days, wear tennis shoes)

Curriculum•TEKS-Based Instruction•Integrated Learning•Reader’s/Writer’s Workshop•Labs•Interactive Journals for all subjects

School Rules•Be respectful•Be responsible•Be reliable

•We are a nurtured heart campus, which means we strive to focus on the positive rather than the negative.

Math•Interactive Notebooks•Reflex Math•Target Math

•Go Math Textbooks – we have access to an online version of this textbook. I can give you their username and password.•Please look for homework in their purple folder daily.

Science•Science Process Skills•Matter and Energy•Force and Motion•Earth Science •Life Science

•We do labs and use our interactive notebooks almost daily

Social Studies•Geography•Culture•Economics•U.S. History•Civics•Government

Readers/Writers Workshop•Currently conducting text level and

fluency testing•Reading Workshop•Comprehension Strategies•Vocabulary Development•Variety of Genres•Reading Response Activities

XLR8•XLR8 is a blocked off intervention that all students participate in. Students may be pulled into small working groups by teachers, or they may be working on an independent enrichment assignment. It always ties in with the curriculum we’re focusing on in class.

•This is a time to accelerate skills, not a time to sit idle.

Homework•Reading: Read for at least 30 minutes then write a brief response each night in Reading Response Journal.•Math: Usually pages from the Go Math textbook•Spelling: Yellow card with daily spelling assignments done in spiral. Checked on Fridays.•Please check your child’s planner every day to know about homework and testing dates.

Fine Arts•Our mission statement says that we will foster creativity. One way that we are doing this is through Fine Arts Integration. This means that we will use music, art, drama, dance and creative writing in conjunction with our district curriculum to allow students to fully develop skills in both a content area and a fine arts area. Students are very enthusiastic about these activities and you will hear more about them as the year progresses.

Important Info•5th grade has a field trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Tuesday, November 10th.

•All 5th grade students take 3 STAAR tests this year:•Reading – must pass for promotion to 6th grade•March 30th, May 10th, June 22nd

•Math – must pass for promotion to 6th grade•March 29th, May 9th, June 21st

•Science – May 11th

Questions???

Thanks for coming!